DAVID MOYES has urged a back to basics approach for his Everton side - after admitting fundamental errors have seen his side lose their last three matches.

The Blues went down 3-0 at Birmingham on Wednesday, after the heartbreaking 4-3 defeat to Manchester United four days earlier, while a 2-1 extra-time FA Cup exit at Fulham means the Blues do not have a game tomorrow.

"We would like to get the next game round, but I think we have got a bit of work to do before we go there. We need to work on our play and the overall shape of the team," said Moyes, (left).

After criticism of the forwards for failing to turn chances into goals, Moyes turned his wrath on the Blues' defence in midweek.

"It's a fundamental fault. We are not defending well," he said, "and we are not scoring the goals when we get the opportunities.

"It was an important game for us in midweek. We need to put that behind us and get ready for the next one now."

One player unlikely to be involved in that next game - at Southampton a week tomorrow - is England Under- 21 defender Peter Clarke.

He was in Coventry today talking about a possible month's loan deal with the First Division club.

The young defender, who has previously enjoyed loans at Black-pool and Port Vale, has not figured in the first team since the defeat at Blackburn last year.